Case Study: Social Desirability Construct Of Substance Abuse Reporting
Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting
Rae Sherk
Ashford University
PSY 326
Dr. Gary Boyles
July 1, 2013
Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting
I. Introduction
Drug addiction is a disease with serious consequences. The causes of drug addiction can be complex. Risk factors include family disposition, neighborhood, and social acquaintances. The intended results are the ultimate high, euphoria, and numbness drugs can provide. It is widely known, however, that these results are only temporary solutions to real world problems. The long term psychological impacts of the stress and strain that drug abuse causes on the brain can be debilitating. However, the physical effects are not the only repercussion of drug addiction. While there are people that have the ability to use prescription and recreational drugs no harmful effects, some individuals can become addicted to a certain drug after using it just one time and the social effects can be just as …show more content…
In a total of 506 respondents, 308 were females and 198 were male. In addition to their gender, the students’ degree programs and ages were also recorded. Based on the fact that the study is used to generalize the behaviors of the participants, a fairly large number of participants were used, data collection was structured and statistical data was retrieved, this approach is quantitative. The design is experimental. Some of the variables are only measured and not manipulated, but they do not impact the results of the experiment. The two main variables in this study are social desirability and consumption of alcohol and other drugs. These are the dependent variables. The independent variables are the age, gender, and major of the participants (Zaldívar, Molina, López Ríos, & García Montes,
Rae Sherk
Ashford University
PSY 326
Dr. Gary Boyles
July 1, 2013
Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting
I. Introduction
Drug addiction is a disease with serious consequences. The causes of drug addiction can be complex. Risk factors include family disposition, neighborhood, and social acquaintances. The intended results are the ultimate high, euphoria, and numbness drugs can provide. It is widely known, however, that these results are only temporary solutions to real world problems. The long term psychological impacts of the stress and strain that drug abuse causes on the brain can be debilitating. However, the physical effects are not the only repercussion of drug addiction. While there are people that have the ability to use prescription and recreational drugs no harmful effects, some individuals can become addicted to a certain drug after using it just one time and the social effects can be just as …show more content…
In a total of 506 respondents, 308 were females and 198 were male. In addition to their gender, the students’ degree programs and ages were also recorded. Based on the fact that the study is used to generalize the behaviors of the participants, a fairly large number of participants were used, data collection was structured and statistical data was retrieved, this approach is quantitative. The design is experimental. Some of the variables are only measured and not manipulated, but they do not impact the results of the experiment. The two main variables in this study are social desirability and consumption of alcohol and other drugs. These are the dependent variables. The independent variables are the age, gender, and major of the participants (Zaldívar, Molina, López Ríos, & García Montes,